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Language Nerds

A group for all the nerdfighters who love learning languages-whether they be ancient or modern, reality or fiction (yes-nerds who are interested in fictional languages such as Klingon, Elvish, etc. are welcome too!)

Location: the World-and possibly other places.
Members: 318
Latest Activity: Jun 4

Language Nerds

Language Nerd of the Week- J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkein is well known for his career in writing, especially for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which were made into Acadamy award winning films by director Peter Jackson. But did you know Tolkien was also a linguist?

Tolkien learned Latin, French, and German from his mother, and studied Middle English, Old English (the language of Beowulf, an epic poem that would help inspire his later works), Finnish, Gothic, Greek, Italian, Old Norse, Spanish, Welsh, and Medieval Welsh. He was also familar with many others, including Swedish, Russian, and Norwegian. His knowledge of language would help him create the Elvish language, which would be used throught his works.

Discussion Forum

What languages do you want to learn? 65 Replies

As the title says, what languages do you want to learn?What are your reasons?Does your school offer it or will you have to teach it to yourself?Any good resources to share?Are you looking for someone…Continue

Started by Marz. Last reply by Joshua Perry May 13.

Word for "Beautiful tragedy" 1 Reply

Hi, I know this isn't exactly the point of this group, but I figured if anyone would know the answer for this, it would be Nerdfighters. Especially Nerdfighters who know/are learning different…Continue

Tags: tragedy, beautiful, languages, words

Started by Kassie Taylor. Last reply by Danno Mar 16.

Are Language and Culture One? 7 Replies

It's always been my belief that language comes out of necessity and I'm sure most if not all of you will agree. We don't speak our first language because we think it sounds cool. We need it to…Continue

Started by Rya. Last reply by Rachel Starkey Feb 2.

Old English, anyone can write/speak/understand it?

Hi, just btw, when I say Old English, I mean that what was spoken between the 5th and 12th century. Basically I need someone that knows something about the language, b/c I'm writting something that…Continue

Started by Nik Rawlins Oct 1, 2012.

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Comment by Ama J on July 1, 2012 at 4:25pm

Howdy fellow language enthusiasts! I like languages and study linguistics bluh bluh, somehow though, I've ended up with Korean, Japanese and Cantonese as my main pursuits! I'm a huge fan of making grammar reports of random languages and not doing anything with them as well. ;w;

Comment by Brittany Krysten on May 21, 2012 at 3:19pm

This seems like my kind of place. (:

Currently I am learning Quenya on my own. I know a bit of French, and just a tad bit of Spanish.. Later in life I hope to teach myself some Latin.

Comment by Avent-Garde on May 17, 2012 at 11:46pm

Oh! I'm so happy to find this group! I'm a language enthusiast, and study mostly Middle Eastern Linguistics. I know Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, a bit of Farsi, and hope to start studying Hebrew soon. I have studied Japanese, Italian, Chinese, and Russian. (Though in my opinion Japanese is the hardest language I have EVER attempted, props to those who know it fluently!)

Comment by Abby Forth on April 15, 2012 at 10:27am

Buongiorno tutti!

I really love learning languages, though due to the way my university schedules languages courses, I haven't had a lot of opportunities to do so. As far as languages I know, I know a tiny bit of Spanish (but it's so rusty) I'm pretty proficient in Italian. I can read Middle English well but I'm pretty bad at Old English. XD

I really want to learn Latin and Russian... and possibly German?

Comment by Marie-Alice on April 4, 2012 at 6:28am

Hi ! I'm so glad to see your group !

I love a lot  languages (even if I am not really good to learn them...silly me ^^). In bulk, I'm learning English ( I'm French), Spanish, I am not really good at it,  and Ancient Greek in High School. But in my free time (which is not often) I am learning Russian, Japanese and Latin. I know a few words in Italian and Sweedish too, thanks to my sister . If you want help in French, contact me I will be really glad to help you :D 

Comment by Kat Cavanagh on January 9, 2012 at 4:56am

Anyone got any tips for learning Sindarin? It's tricky when you don't know anyone who speaks it :/

Comment by spiderboenz on December 28, 2011 at 12:48am

Rosetta stone isnt too bad.  There's also Living languages, and all manner of decent programs.  you can find some at Barnes & Noble.

Comment by Emma Rary on December 26, 2011 at 2:50pm

I've always wanted to get really good at Middle English.  I spent hours listening to readings of proper pronunciation.  I also really want to learn Arabic, but I have no idea where to start. 

Comment by spiderboenz on December 24, 2011 at 12:56pm

Kathryn, what language?

Comment by Kathryn Foley on December 23, 2011 at 10:20pm

     I wish my high school had a linguistics class! It would give me a good idea of what that would be like studying in college. If anyone knows any good resources for online that are well... helpful... please message me!

 

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